ALLENDALE ANNEXATION DELAYED BY TRUSTEE VOTE

A measure to annex the county portion of the Allendale Association school campus into village limits was delayed last week, after failing to receive enough votes from village trustees.

The village board will reconsider their decision this week, at a special board meeting to be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Village Hall.

Trustees were prepared to annex and rezone the 100-acre campus, which currently sits on both village and county property. But a supermajority of five trustee votes was required, village attorney John Mullen said, and the measure only carried a 4-2 vote, with trustees Bill Effinger and James McDonald dissenting.

McDonald said he voted against annexation until he could review the final document, and ensure that the agreement limited the on-site student population of the facility, which serves emotionally disturbed children.

Effinger was similarly concerned, saying that a student expansion might overburden the village's police force, who routinely respond to calls at the school, he said.